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Malinski
Siofra O´donovan
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Description for Malinski
Hardcover. Two young brothers in Lvov, separated by war. Henryk - imprisoned by the Nazis with his mother in the family home - flees ahead of the advancing Soviets and eventually settles in Ireland. Stanislav takes refuge with an aunt in Cracow, where he lives out the decades of his life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Two young brothers in Lvov, separated by war. Henryk, imprisoned by theNazis with his mother in the family home, flees with her ahead of the advancing Soviets, eventually settling in Ireland. Stanislav takes refuge with an aunt in Krakow, where he lives out the decades of his life. Half a century later, after the fall of communism, Stanislav receives a letter: Henryk, who now styles himself Henry Foley, is coming for a visit. Malinski is a novel of memory and loss, an exploration of the ways in which human beings invent themselves and imagine other people’s lives. It is written ... Read more
Two young brothers in Lvov, separated by war. Henryk, imprisoned by theNazis with his mother in the family home, flees with her ahead of the advancing Soviets, eventually settling in Ireland. Stanislav takes refuge with an aunt in Krakow, where he lives out the decades of his life. Half a century later, after the fall of communism, Stanislav receives a letter: Henryk, who now styles himself Henry Foley, is coming for a visit. Malinski is a novel of memory and loss, an exploration of the ways in which human beings invent themselves and imagine other people’s lives. It is written ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781901866513
SKU
V9781901866513
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Ref
99-12
About Siofra O´donovan
SIOFRA O’DONOVAN was born in Dublin in 1971. She has lived and worked in Poland and northern India.
Reviews for Malinski
A well-crafted, intelligent story. There is much to admire in O’Donovan’s novel: her treatment of memory and the tricks it can play give the story its shape; her writing is confident and her descriptions powerful, often beautiful. Malinski is a strong debut that marks O’Donovan as a writer to watch.’ – The Irish Times ‘Audacious … O’Donovan’s debut is compelling ... Read more